Ash tray



July 23, 1929.

. HVSQHWQ ER ASH TRAY Filed April '7, 1928 noying and irritat Patented .luly 23, i329.

HERMANN SCHWOERER, F IQFEW' YORK, N. Y.

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Application filed. April *2, 11-728. Serial No. 268,110.

This invention relates to de ices for receiving the ashes from cigars, cigarettes and other tobacco articles and more particularly to an ash tray especially adapted for use by cigarette smokers.

It is well known that the smok from a con tinually burnin irett which has been partially consu and discarded is very ani It is custom ry for cigarette smokers to crush such ci ttes to stop the burning lcut often such precaution is not taken and persons in the immediate neighborhood are subject to considerable annoyance.

It is therefore an cct of this invention to provide an ash tray which is )rovided with suitable covered compartment in which burning cigarettes may be discarded.

It is a further object of the present disclosure to provide an ash tray which may be cheaply and readily made from brass or any similar metal.

These and other objects are attained by the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter lescribed and shown in the accompanying drawing, consti tuting a material part of this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the ash tray showing the position of the covered compartment.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional side view of the ash tray and compartment.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the device showin detils of construction.

Refe lng the drawings, the ash tray is shown to c omprise a metal sheet turned to form a lower compartment having a wall 4: and an upper dished surface 5 which provided with a central aperture and a central flanged portion 6. integral with the flange 6 are ears 7 adapted to cooperate with cars 9 integral with the cover 8. A pin 10 passes through ears 7 and 9 and, as shown in Figure 3, a spiing 14 surrounds the pin 10 tonormaily hold the cover 8 in a closed position.

i In Figures 2 and 3, the cover 8 is shown to have an extension 11 provided with a slot through which passes a pin 15 pro id-ed with a head 16. ml througl'i a hole 13 in the plates 5 and is provided with a flattened end 18 to prevent its withdrawal from the hole.

Surrounding the pin 17 and positioned between the extension 11 and the surface 5 is a coiled spring 20 which also normally holds lire lower end of the pin passes the cover in a position to close the compartment.

The lower part of the compartment is closed by a disc 21 which made be made of metal or any other suitable material.

From the above description it will be seen that I have provided an ash tray which serves the purpose of the usual astray and at the same time provides a compartment into which discarded cigarettes, cigars and the lilac maybe placed. The disc 21 is adapted to be removed from time to time for the purpose of cleaning the device.

It is under stood that the foregoing is to be regarded as descriptive and illustrative only since many embodiments may be made without depart ng from the general scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An ash tray comprising a hollow sheet metal body having an opening in its lower portion and an aperture in its upper surface, a disc of suitable material adapted to be removably fitted in the opening in the lower portion, central'flanges on said upper surface,

and a spring controlled cover su ported by i p said flanges and. closing'the aperture.

An ash tray comprisin a hollow body having a dish-shaped upper surface, an aperture in saidupper surface, an upturned flange on said upper surface surrounding the aperture, a pair of cars on the flange, 2. cover, a pair of ears integral with the cover, a pin passing through the ears on the cover and the ears on the flange, and a spring surrounding the pin and bearing on the upper surface of the cover to normally hold the cover in a closed position.

3. An ash tray comprising a hollow body In witness whereof I have allixed my signature.

HERMANN SGHWOERER. 

